What does the Great Lakes region look like on a nearly cloudless day? The above, which was taken on August 28, 2010 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. Check out this cool interactive feature for viewing the photo. more ›

What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? This amazing video shows what it would look like both from outer space and from down here, looking up. So freaking cool. [via] more ›